Antalis has revived its design and print competition to draw attention to the range of creative paper in its portfolio.
The Antalis Review, which started out as the McNaughton Review in 1991, has been in abeyance in recent years. It is being relaunched in 2026 “as a reminder why print still cuts through” in an increasingly digital world.
Work from printers, designers and brands will qualify for submission provided they are printed on Antalis papers. The paper merchant says: “The competition will showcase genuine collaboration between designers, printers and brands, highlight the power of substrate choice in elevating a project, celebrate colour and print craft from print techniques to finishing and format, and inspire the industry with a curated collection of the most impactful work on Antalis papers.”
The presentation evening has always featured a memorable location, this being the atmospheric Crypt on the Green in Clerkenwell, London. But not until 29th April 2027. This enables work produced this year to qualify before judgement by a panel comprising production, design and marketing expertise early next year.
The organisers says the Review will recognise projects that push the boundaries of print, paper and finishing with 12 categories including publishing, marketing collateral, packaging and what it calls “experimental formats” covering the creative use of paper and print innovation.
The Creative range covers the Conqueror papers, its Keaycolour family. Olin colours, the Curious range of metallic and textured papers, Rives and Feltmark substrates. These cover litho and Indigo printing, which is recognised in the Review awards with separate categories.
Antalis is not alone in staging print contests. Fujifilm has announced the 2026 edition of its Innovation Print Awards, a competition for work printed on Fujifilm presses and to highlight “the new value created through digital printing technologies”. This is an international competition which attracted 256 entries from 15 countries last year, unlike the Antalis contest which is for UK produced work.
